1.   The control room door slammed shut behind Atrimonides as he ran on to the gallery and hurled himself at Christine.

2.   With a last desperate heave the steel door slammed shut, slicing off the row of fingers like falling skittles.

3.   Behind Thorfinn, the door slammed shut with a force that made her bed jerk.

4.   Another door slammed shut on Apple Computer yesterday when Microsoft said it will not make its popular Windows NT software for Macintosh computers.

5.   As we all know, the public stock market window slammed shut and that was that.

6.   Banks are in hurry to sell the securities because they sense the window of opportunity may slam shut soon.

7.   Before the door slammed shut, however, Rivera rushed forward and squeezed in.

8.   A communist government rose to power and the door to the West slammed shut, only to open again, cautiously, when the political heat died down.

9.   After the door slammed shut on her, Minor said, the gunman fired two shots.

10.   But if merchants feel that a portal is actually undermining its business, the checkbooks may slam shut.